When your world is turned upside down!

by

Rebecca

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December 2, 2012

What do you do when your life is suddenly turned completely upside down? Do you run and hide, stress out about everything, panic about how you are going to manage, worry about all things unknown then race about trying to have everything perfectly organised so you feel in control? Or do you sit back, take one step at a time, gradually work out all the details in a relax manner and more of all enjoy the journey ahead.

Twelve months ago when we discovered we were suddenly moving to Sydney I was certainly the former. After the initial tears and shock, I began to stress about the move. Where were we going to live? Where would we go to church? Where was I going to work? Would we get the girls into daycare and where? What about school for the following year? What about Miss Rapunzel's therapy? How on earth would we (well at least me) manage to live in the city? I was a mess. Even after rushing about getting everything organised I was a mess inside. I really don't like change especially when I was not control.

One thing this year has taught me though is not matter how well you plan things out, have everything organised, it doesn't mean that it will actually work out that smoothly. I thought I had everything organised before we moved – work, daycare, school, therapy. But on arrival everything fell apart. Nothing worked out how I had planned. You could only imagine how stressed out that made me. The journey this year took me on, us on, was very different to what I had planned twelve months ago.

This year was also the year our family decided to journey back to the simple things in life. As the year went on and I focused more on our family I discovered that it didn't matter how organised I had things or tried to control things it doesn't mean that it will happen that way. I certainly wasn't going to waste so much time and energy stressing about everything…. that was time and energy I could put into my family. Instead I would do my part to be disciplined and organised, making the necessary arrangements, and then enjoy the journey ahead. I had learnt to put my trust in God once again, how we wants us to.

Well, last weekend our world got completely turned upside down again. All of a sudden we have another move on our hands. But unlike last year this time we only have about 3 maybe 4 weeks to prepare for it. And do you know what? I am not stressed out at all. I have made the decision to sit back and enjoy the journey before us. I have learnt to trust that God has it all in control. He has the path laid out for us and all we have to do is trust and obey Him.

Is everything perfectly worked out yet? Well no, there is still so much that needs to be organised but the essentials are getting there – work for my darling husband (that is why we are moving), school for Miss Rapunzel who is due to start next year. We still need a place to live, but that is a work in progress and I know will happen. And then there is Rapunzel's therapy – but her therapists in Sydney are putting things together that will help carry us for a few months so we have time to sort it out.

But one thing for certain is I am so much more relaxed about this move. I have certainly taken the later approach to this unexpected change we are about to encounter. I plan to do everything possible to make sure that our family enjoys this journey ahead. Life is so precious you don't want to waste time and energy stressing about what might happen or how you want things to happen. Instead you want to enjoy the journey and look out for all the unexpected pleasures that might arise along to way.

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I'm Rebecca, author, creator and designer of DancingDaffodils. I am a stay at home mum who is on a journey back to the simple things in life. I love being a wife and mum, a daughter of God. You will always find me creating things and trying to raise awareness about JHS/EDS. Come and join our journey and rediscover life's simple pleasures.